I was lucky because my mother is also an English teacher. Also, when I was a child I went to an English school till 3rd grade. When I got into 4rd grade in another school, the English was not that good. It's not that the teachers were bad, but that the focus of the classes was uninteresting. What I remember is that classes were only grammar. At the same time, I think that the oral aspect of the language waz always lacking because we were not obliged to talk in English or to communicate in this language. At the same time, we were evaluated in skills we were never taught if. The reading skill was also poor. The novels we read were always the abridged version; therefore, we could not
enrich ourselves with literature.
I think my strength as a language learner is the motivation and the "listening ability". I consider that I have certain skill to get pronunciation. My weakness as a learner is my bad memory whicj is reflected in the difficult time I have whwb learning new vocabulary words. At the same time, I think I'm not the 'risk-taking' type of person. I prefer
using structures and words that I know are well used than using elements I'm not sure of.
So Bernardita if your school education was not as motivating for you, why did you decide to become a teacher? Was it because of your mother's example?
ResponderEliminarI have always liked English as a language. I love being able to communicate in a language apart from yours. I think my mother was an influence because she sometimes used to speak in English to us, we watched tv in English and she listened to music in English. In fact, I remember translating a song sang by Elvis Presley because i loved that song and I wanted to know was it said and meant.
ResponderEliminarWhat strategies have you tried for remembering new vocabulary? Maybe you should take risks with your blog writing. You can always edit it later;)
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